In October, we celebrated a huge milestone at The Recovery College,. we turned 10! 10 Years of working to empower individuals in our community to take hold of their mental health recovery journey. We created a series of YouTube videos speaking with past and present staff members from across the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to ...

Our next information session will take place at Quayside House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, B69 2DG on 29th January 2026. Come and join our friendly marketing team between 11am-12pm for a short presentation and Q+A Session. Everyone is welcome: this applies to potential future students and NHS staff who may want to know a bit more about t...

Today is the first day of Recovery College courses in 2026!  After our enrolment week our admin team worked hard to email/text each student to send confirmation of courses. Before your course starts you will receive an email with all course information such as time, date, address or a zoom link if you are joining us online.  If you h...

Act on Energy is hosting a free event in the West Midlands to help residents find support in their community this Winter. Winter is always an expensive time of year, especially for energy bills.  Everyone could use a little help! The Recovery College will be attending this event to share information about our service alongside other BCHFT NHS&...

To celebrate 10 Years of The Recovery College for the Black Country we sat down with past and present members of our team along with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust executives to reflect on their experiences and the impact of The Recovery College over the last decade. In this video meet our two Deputy Principals, Liane and Stevie. The...

Calling all students...It's Enrolment Week!  Before the winter break all current students will have been contacted by one of our facilitators to complete your 'End of Term Review'. In this conversation you will have discussed your course interests for the new term.  Between 5th January and 9th January we ask you to contact the colleg...

Ho-Ho Ho Merry Christmas! We're delighted to share our Recovery College Christmas Newsletter. As we wrap up the year this winter edition features a reflection of our last term, updates on Recovery College activities, tips and tricks to help you cope with the winter season and much more.  Click here to have a read: http...

Dear Students, we need your thoughts and opinions! An opportunity has been brought to The Recovery College for us to deliver a "Floristry For Wellbeing" session. We would like to ask if this is something that may interest you? There may be a contribution needed in order to participate (roughly £10) Please answer the poll below. Any questions, pleas...

The next video in our 10 Year Celebration series features Melvena, Melvena is the Deputy Director for Planned Care Services Adult Mental Health. She was part of the original team who brought The Recovery College to Sandwell, in this video she talks about those early days and how The Recovery College continues to support people in the...

It's the end of our Autumn Term so What's next? For our current students we have entered our 'review period'. Each of you will be contacted by one of the team to chat about the term, what you've enjoyed and achieved. If you have not been contacted please be patient as the facilitators will be connecting with you soon! It is  important you...

Up next in our YouTube series celebrating 10 Years of The Recovery College meet Sarah, one of our Learning Support Assistants.  Sarah has been involved with The Recovery College for many years and is so passionate about personal mental health recovery. Here she discusses CHIME, gives advice for anyone interested in joining the college and her ...

As our Autumn Term draws to a close we are excited to share our new timetable that begins in January! Our Spring Timetable is jampacked with courses that you can attended Face to Face at one of our Recovery College Bases or you can attend online via Zoom. Click here for our new timetable: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/bd66c98497.html If you ha...

Come and Join us for our final Information Session in November. These will take place at Quayside House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, B69 2DG every other Friday 12:30pm – 1:30pm on the 14th November. You can also join us via Zoom. Everyone is welcome: this applies to potential future students and NHS staff who may want to know a bit more about the s...

 In case you didn't know The Recovery College is 10 years old! Last week we kicked off our celebration with a video featuring past and present members of our team along with Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust executives. This week the videos continue as we sit down with Recovery College Principal Kerry.  Happy Watching!  A...

Let's take another dive back into the archives.  Over the last 10 years The Recovery College has experienced incredible transformation. In 2023 The Recovery College expanded out of Sandwell to open physical sites in Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall.   To open our venues we hosted events for members of the public, students ...

We are delighted to be celebrating 10 years of supporting individuals on their mental health recovery journey.  It's been great to take a dive through our archives and see how The Recovery College began. In today's blog post we're sharing this original newsletter from October 2015!  Download PDF File Here 10 Years later we are s...

Do you identify as male? Are you searching for a safe place to connect with others?  Our Men's Wellbeing course starts on Monday 27th of October. If you're interested please contact the college on 0121 543 4061 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. What to expect: A course for men to come together over 4 weeks in a safe space to ta...

Sonia Kumar MP for Dudley pictured with Kerry Wilkes, Principal, Liane Howe Deputy Principal and Jim Cole Divisional Director of Older Adults for BCHFT NHS

It was great to be visited by Sonia Kumar, MP for Dudley last week at DY1 Community Centre.  Sonia joined us to learn more about our Recovery College and the work Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are doing to transform our Older Adult mental health services across the Black Country.  Following the visit, Sonia ...

Our next Information Session will be next Friday 3rd October.  These will take place at Quayside House, Rounds Green Road, Oldbury, B69 2DG every other Friday 12:30pm – 1:30pm.  You can also join us via Zoom. You will receive a warm welcome from the marketing team, with a short presentation and Q+A session. Everyone is welcome: this appli...

We have a new workshop that has been co-produced by The Recovery College, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and other stakeholders. This session explores how to recognise warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide. You'll learn how to approach sensitive conversations about suicide with empathy, create safety plans to help...